March 12, 2012

• The Charm of Sickness

  The downside of being sick:  not being able to keep much of anything down.

  The upside of being sick:  losing 7 pounds without even trying.

  I had hit a bit of a plateau.  The 2+ hour commute that the play I’m currently in requires basically eliminated all my workout time.  Then the kidney stone hit and I couldn’t even move.  I was getting frustrated about how slow the healing process was going.

  Then the flu hit.

  I lost 5 pounds in the first two days of just not being able to keep anything down.  Then getting sick at even the smell of most foods made me unable to eat for many days afterwards.  I went down another 2 pounds.  By this point I was way below the mark for adding my next charm.  Andrew wouldn’t let me have it, though, until I was back to eating relatively normal again and THEN we saw where my weight was.  He didn’t want me to have the charm, then gain weight back once I started eating normally, and then be disappointed and frustrated if I had to take the charm off. 

  Well, I’ve been able to eat much better for the last couple days, and I did gain a little weight back, but I’m still under the benchmark.  So today I got my charm!  Hopefully I’ll get NO OTHER CHARMS THIS WAY. 

  This charm is a dog paw print – for Luna.  She is such an important part of my life and our little family that she deserved a place in this bracelet.  She’s my best friend and protector and she takes her job very seriously, especially when Andrew is not around.  She’s also a great workout partner!  She kicks me out of bed in the morning when I’m scheduled to go to the gym, and she’s raring to go when I pull out her walking leash.  She prefers to walk, but she’ll run with me too – so she plays an important part in this weight loss journey.  I’m glad to show off how important she is to me!

  

   

  • 1:12 am
  • 2 Comments